Editorial: Answers needed on water plan

1:22 AM,
Sep. 28, 2013

Lake DeForest dam, in West Nyack, seen in August. As the Public Service Commission reviews its 2006 decision to demand a long-term water source to be developed by United Water, many note that a broken valve at the Lake DeForest facility led to millions of gallons being sent downstream to New Jersey.

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The Public Service Commission holds hearings Tuesday and Wednesday to review Rockland County's future water needs, and the ability of the county's biggest supplier, United Water, to meet those needs. It's a valuable and timely exercise, as the water company embarks on a controversial plan to tap, treat and desalinate Hudson River water for its customers' use.

The Haverstraw Water Treatment Project was developed in response to a 2006 ruling by the PSC that United Water, the county's largest water supplier, find a long-term source to feed Rocklanders' water needs. That ruling was part of a ...